"Be careful with DeepSeek," Australia warns

“Be careful with DeepSeek,” Australia warns

Ed Husic, Australia‘s science minister, has made headlines as the first official from a Western government to express privacy concerns regarding DeepSeek, the Chinese chatbot currently stirring significant unrest in the markets and the technology sector. Chinese technology companies, including Huawei and TikTok, have faced ongoing allegations regarding their connections to the Chinese government. Concerns…

In Australia, children as young as ten will face adult prison term

In Australia, children as young as ten will face adult prison term

Queensland, an Australian state, has enacted legislation that will hold children as young as ten accountable under the same legal penalties as adults for serious offences, including murder, serious assault, and burglary. The government has stated that implementing stricter sentencing guidelines is a direct response to widespread community outrage regarding crimes committed by young offenders,…